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  • Berlin city transport operator BVG has approved a €3·1bn metro and tram procurement programme.
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    €3·1bn Berlin fleet renewal programme approved

    2016-11-02T15:29:00Z

    GERMANY: The supervisory board of Berlin city transport operator BVG approved a €3·1bn metro trainset and tram procurement programme running until 2035 at its meeting on October 31. This decision enables BVG to call the first tenders under the fleet expansion and renewal programme, which could eventually cover 700 large-profile ...

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    Jeswant Gill

    2016-11-02T12:02:00Z

    Jeswant Gill has been appointed President of Harsco Rail, while Andre Schoen becomes Vice-President for the International Regions.

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    China to fund and build Malaysian east coast link

    2016-11-02T10:40:00Z

    MALAYSIA: The government is planning to start construction of the 538 route-km East Coast Rail Link next year once agreements for funding have been agreed with China.Speaking to local media at the start of an official visit to China on October 31, Treasury Secretary-General Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah said that ...

  • Impression of Hitachi Rail Europe AT300 trainset for Hull Trains.
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    £60m Hull Trains electro-diesel train deal signed

    2016-11-02T10:06:00Z

    UK: Contracts worth £60m for Hitachi Rail Europe to supply and maintain five AT300 five-car electro-diesel multiple-units for use by open access company Hull Trains were finalised by the operator’s parent company FirstGroup and leasing company Angel Trains on November 2. This follows the granting of a ...

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    NSB assets transferred to standalone businesses

    2016-11-02T06:00:00Z

    NORWAY: National operator NSB’s rolling stock fleet and ticketing activities and the associated staff were transferred to two standalone subsidiary companies with effect from October 15. The rolling stock is now owned by Materiellselskapet AS and the sales and ticketing activities by Entur AS (formerly known as Salg og Billettering ...

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    Moscow – Berlin Talgo starts on December 17

    2016-11-01T16:07:00Z

    EUROPE: Russian Railways is to launch its Moscow – Minsk – Warszawa – Berlin Talgo train service in December, the national railway confirmed on October 28. The first trains will depart from Moscow’s Kursk station on December 17 and from Berlin Ostbahnhof the following day, RZD said. Tickets are now ...

  • Haramain High Speed Rail train.
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    Contractors inch towards deal on Haramain delay

    2016-11-01T11:25:00Z

    SAUDI ARABIA: An agreement to end the dispute over delays and cost over-runs affecting the Haramain High Speed Rail Line could be reached in the next few weeks, following a visit by Saudi Railways Organization President Dr Rumaih Mohammed Al-Rumaih to Madrid on October 25-26. During his visit to ...

  • The new cars would replace the older high-floor vehicles on Belgium's coastal tramway.
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    CAF preferred for De Lijn trams

    2016-11-01T10:59:00Z

    BELGIUM: CAF has been selected as preferred bidder to supply 146 low-floor trams for De Lijn, at an estimated cost of €320m, the Vlaanderen transport operator announced on October 31. De Lijn invited bids last year for its largest ever procurement, covering three builds of 32 m long cars to ...

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    Fehmarn Belt client consultants prequalified

    2016-11-01T10:01:00Z

    DENMARK: Fehmarn Belt fixed link project promoter Femern A/S has prequalified companies to tender for two framework agreements covering the provision of consulting services. The client consulting contract includes assistance in relation to potential claims from contractors during and following the construction phase. The prequalified companies are: CH2M Hill (UK), ...

  • SNCF has selected Teknoware to supply LED interior lighting for the refurbishment of its TGV Duplex fleet.
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    Finnish firm wins TGV lighting contract

    2016-11-01T10:00:00Z

    FRANCE: SNCF has selected Finnish company Teknoware to supply LED interior lighting for the refurbishment of its Alstom-built TGV Duplex double-deck high speed train fleet. The contract covers the supply of main lighting elements housed in opening ceiling frames on both sides of the aisles, as well as indirect mood ...

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    PKP Cargo fleet modernisation

    2016-11-01T09:31:00Z

    POLAND: The PKP Cargo Tabor workshop at Ostrów Wielkopolski has completed work on the first of seven ET41 twin-section locomotives which are to be modernised. The work has focused on improving working conditions, with redesigned driving desks, air-conditioning, sound-proofing, tinted windows, heating for snow and water clearance and the installation ...

  • The Göteborg port authority expects rail market share to grow (Photo: Göteborgs Hamn).
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    Rail to gain from Göteborg intermodal terminal relocation

    2016-11-01T07:00:00Z

    SWEDEN: Port authority Göteborgs Hamn expects rail market share to grow from early 2018 when the Göteborg intermodal terminal is moved from its current central site to a new location adjacent to the port’s roll-on roll-off terminal. The current terminal handles 12 trains and 200 lorries on a typical weekday, ...

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    Vossloh names Busemann CEO

    2016-10-31T15:39:00Z

    Andreas Busemann is set to take over as CEO of Vossloh AG for a three-year term, with effect from April 2017. He will succeed Hans M Schabert, who has opted not to extend his contract when it expires on March 31. Busemann is currently Chief Sales Officer at DB Cargo ...

  • The procurement of new trainsets to replace the XPT fleet is to begin earlier than planned, the New South Wales government has announced.
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    NSW fleet replacement accelerated

    2016-10-31T14:55:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The procurement of new trainsets to replace the XPT passenger fleet is to begin the first half of 2017, two years earlier than planned, New South Wales Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance confirmed on October 28. An additional A$50m has been committed ...

  • Passengers will be able to buy the digital currency Bitcoin from Swiss Federal Railways’ ticket machines (Photo: SBB).
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    Bitcoin to be sold through Swiss ticket machines

    2016-10-31T12:01:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Passengers will be able to buy the digital currency Bitcoin from Swiss Federal Railways’ ticket machines from November 11, under a distribution deal between the operator and financial intermediary company SweePay. SBB said there have been limited opportunities to purchase Bitcoin in Switzerland, and over the past two years ...

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was among the guests at the opening ceremony.
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    High speed rail hub opens in Ankara

    2016-10-31T11:42:00Z

    TURKEY: National railway TCDD opened a dedicated high speed station in Ankara on October 29, with the inauguration celebrations attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, a former transport minister.Comprising three island platforms with six running lines, the station has been built adjacent to the capital’s ...

  • An agreement has been signed for modernisation and redoubling of the Graz – Maribor line.
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    Austria – Slovenia rail link to be redoubled

    2016-10-31T11:21:00Z

    EUROPE: Slovenia’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Austria’s Ministry of Transport, Innovation & Technology signed an agreement on October 20 for a €192m modernisation and redoubling of the Graz – Maribor line in 2017-21. This is intended to increase capacity from 63 to 84 trains/day, and reduce the journey time from ...

  • Container Corp of India has launched a weekly timetabled Parcel Express Train between Dadri Inland Container Depot near Delhi and Tondiarpet ICD near Chennai.
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    World rail freight news round-up

    2016-10-31T06:00:00Z

    On October 23 Container Corp of India launched a weekly timetabled Parcel Express Train service between Dadri Inland Container Depot near Delhi and Tondiarpet ICD near Chennai. The Ministry of Railways said the assured transit time of 68 h would enable Concor to attract additional traffic estimated at 350 to ...

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    Cross-border container corridor

    2016-10-29T05:00:00Z

    ASIA: Freight trains between China and Russia have started operating over the Primorye-1 corridor in the Far East, following the completion of an infrastructure upgrading programme. Using a former China Eastern Railway alignment, the Primorye-1 corridor connects Harbin and Heilongjiang province with Russia’s Far East ports, providing direct access for ...

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    Bridge lift to increase clearances

    2016-10-28T15:03:00Z

    UK: An innovative process to raise arched masonry bridges to increase clearances for electrification was successfully demonstrated in Buckinghamshire on October 26. The ElevArch technique has been developed by Freyssinet under the RSSB-sponsored ‘Avoidance of Bridge Reconstruction’ competition. This was launched in 2014 to find cost-effective ways of increasing clearances ...